MSI 970A-G46 AM3+/AM3 AMD 970 + SB950 USB 3.0 ATX AMD Motherboard with UEFI BIOS

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3.4
TOP FAVORABLE REVIEW
Works great

inexpensive,boots right up,works with fx8150. A simple no frills board that works great.

tried to use it as an atm and didn't work....since you have to put a negative.oh yeah and only 2 sata cables and that is fine but if you don't have spare and need more get them.

Bought this to see how cheap I could build a system based on the fx8150 with liquid cooling kit.
Thing with spare memory I had sitting around booted to bios, adjusted some settings and installed windows 8 without a problem.
I did not overclock it I just let board do it's thing as this thing will be sold to a business.
The build is
This board. $55 after rebate and related mailing costs
AMD fx 8150 with liquid kit $190
raidmax super hurricane case ( low air flow,funny name) $25 after rebate
550watt ps, $35, AMD hd6950 1gb $118 shipped, 60gb ssd $60
750gb WD hd $65, win 8 $69
Grand total $562 and it could easily game.
I obviously did not buy everything here but this,cpu,case I did

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TOP CRITICAL REVIEW
only 4 sata ports work

good price for what you get

like every msi board i've bought, the bios only sees 4 sata ports, the other two are there for looks.

i'm annoyed because i don't have a sata port open for an ssd

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Features & Details

  • AMD 970 + SB950
  • FX, Phenom II X6/X4/X3/X2, Athlon II X4/X3/X2 and Sempron
  • DDR3 2133(OC)/ 1866/ 1600/ 1333/ 1066/ 800

Specifications

Model
BrandMSI
Model970A-G46
Supported CPU
CPU Socket TypeAM3+/AM3
CPU TypeFX, Phenom II X6/X4/X3/X2, Athlon II X4/X3/X2 and Sempron
FSB2400 MHz Hyper Transport (4800 MT/s)
Chipsets
ChipsetAMD 970 + SB950
Memory
Number of Memory Slots4x240pin
Memory StandardDDR3 2133(OC)/ 1866/ 1600/ 1333/ 1066/ 800
Maximum Memory Supported32GB
Channel SupportedDual Channel
Expansion Slots
PCI Express 2.0 x162 x PCI Express 2.0 x16
PCI Express x12 PCI Express 2.0 x1
PCI Slots2 x PCI Slots
Storage Devices
Serial ATA (SATA)6 x SATA 6Gb/s
SATA RAID0/1/5/10
Onboard Video
Onboard Video ChipsetNone
Onboard Audio
Audio ChipsetRealtek ALC892
Audio Channels8 Channels
Onboard LAN
LAN ChipsetRealtek 8111E
Max LAN Speed1Gbps
Rear Panel Ports
Back I/O Ports1 x COM (Serial Port) / 1 x LAN (RJ45) / 1 x Optical S/PDIF Out / 1 x PS/2 / 2 x USB 3.1 Gen 1 / 6 x Audio Jacks / 6 x USB 2.0/1.1
PS/21 x PS/2 keyboard/mouse port
COM1 x Serial port
RJ451 x RJ45
USB 3.02 x USB 3.0 ports (blue)
USB 1.1/2.06 x USB 2.0
S/PDIF Out1 x Optical
Audio Ports1 x 6 in 1 audio jack
Internal I/O Connectors
Onboard USB3 x USB 2.0 connectors
Other Connectors1 x ATX 24-pin power connector 1 x ATX 8-pin 12V CPU power connector CPU x 1 / System x 2 FAN connectors 1 x Front panel audio connector 1 x Front panel connector 1 x Chassis intrusion switch connector 1 x Clear CMOS jumper 1 x SPDIF-out connector 1 x TPM module connector
Physical Spec
Form FactorATX
Dimensions (W x L)12.01" x 8.86"
Power Pin24 Pin
Features
FeaturesAll Solid CAP OC Genie II: Easy Overclocking Technology Support USB 3.0 and SATA 6Gb/s Lossless 24-bit/192KHz HD Audio
Additional Information
First Listed on NeweggFebruary 27, 2012
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